I strongly suspect that trees are living antennae that souls actually ride into incarnation (think about this a bit before reacting). Nearest tree to your conception? … that was (most likely) the one you rode. I actually found mine.

Of course, they have a variety of other astonishing capacities that most of the humans forgot a long time ago… but a few… are re-discovering… just remember: living antennae… and take it from there…